Combined meat slicer and cutter.



J. WINKE-LMEYER.

COMBINED MEAT SLIGER AND CUTTER. APPLICATION FILED DEC. 24, 100mPatented Feb. 15, 1910.

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J. WINKELMEYER.

COMBINED MEAT SLICER AND CUTTER.

I APPLICATION FILED DEC. 24, 1908. 949,34 Patented Feb.15, 1910.

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ATTORNEY.

J. WINKELMEYBR. COMBINED MEAT SLIGER AND'GUTTER.

APPLIOATION FILED DEG, 24,0908.

Patented F61). 15, 1910.

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IN VENTOR.

J. WINKELMEYER. COMBINED MEAT SLICBR AND CUTTER.

APPLICATION FILED B11024, 1908.

949,344., Patented Feb. 15, 1910.

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WITNESSES: INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY.

J. WINKELMEYBR.

COMBINED MEAT SLICER AND CUTTER APPLICATION FILED DBO.24,1908.

Patented Feb. 15,1910.

WITNESSES ATTORNEY.

J. WINKELMEYER.

COMBINED MEAT $LIGER AND CUTTER.

APPLICATION FILED DEO.2-1,1908.

949,344. Patented Feb. 15, 1910.

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UNITED s'riirns PATENT OFFICE. 7

JOHN wmxmr lltnysn, or ANDERSON, INDiANA, AS S IGNOR or ONE-HALF 'ro.irnomas s. GETTLE, or ANDERSON, INDIANA.

' coMBINED MEAT SLICER AND CUTTE To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, Jonx \VINitnLMEYi-IR, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Anderson, in the county of Madison and State ofIndiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a CombinedMeat Slicer and Gutter; and I do declare the following-to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention. reference being had tothe accompanying; dra\\'ings, and to the letters and figures ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this-specificalion.

This invention relates to slicing and cutting machines that are designedto be used for dividing or cutting meat or other substances into thinslices or into relatively.

larger portions, the invention having refer]- cnce particularly to amachine that is adapted to be used by retail merchants whereby to hold anumber of kinds or different shapes of bulk meat or other substancesfrom which it may he desired to cut slices or portions of variousthicknesses.

' Ob ects of the invention are to rovide an improved slicing or cuttingmachlne that will be adapted to. be used by retail merchants 'or meatdealers for expeditiously retailin meats or similar articles to order;another object being to rovide an improved slicer or cutter that will beadapted to hold a variety of kinds or shapes of meats or similararticles compactly and whereby the same may be sliced orv divided intoportions The invention consists in an improved slicin and cuttingmachine com rising at mova le cutting knife a turn tabe having aplurality of meat holding and feeding apparatus thereon and rotativetognove either 4 inafter particularly describe one of a plurality ofarticles opposite to the plane of movement of the cuttin kni e; theinvention consisting also in novel operating mechanism for the cuttingknife, and consisting further in the parts and combinations andarrangements of arts, as here:

(1 and pointed out in the accompanying claims.

Specifica m of Letters Patent.

Application f led December 24. 1008. Serial. No. 469,125.

'111 read for use Fi 2 Patented Feb. 15, 1910.

to the, drawings, Figure l is a the machine represented as bea sideelevation of the machine; Fig. 3, a vertical lon itudinal sectional viewapproximately on he plane of the line A A in Fig. 1; Fig. 4, a trans-Referring top plan 0 verse sectional view approximately on the plane ofthe line B B in Fig. 2; Fig. 5, a fragmentary.vertical sectional view onthe plane of the line C C in Fig. 6 corresponding to the line K K inFig. 19; Fig. (3, a fragmentary vertical longitudinal sectional viewapproximately on the plane of the line D D in Fig. 1; Fig. 7, afragmentary transverse sec'tional View taken on a plane near the line BB in Fig. 2 or-near the forward end of the machine; Fig. 8, afragmentary horizontal sectional view on the line E E in Fig. 2; Fig. 9,a fragmentary vertical longitudinal sectional view on the line A A inFig. 1; Fig. 10, a fragmentary end elevation of one of a plurality ofmeat holdin and guiding devices; Fig. 11, a vertical longitudinalsectional view of one of the feed heads ofthe meat holding apparatusesat'the plane of the line A A in Fig. 1; Fig. 12, a detail sectional viewof one of the devices for locking the clamp-bars for holding the meat;Fig. 13, a fragmentarytransverse vertical sectional view on the line Fin Fig. 2; Fig. 14, a fragmentary sectional view showing partsillustrated in Fig. 11 in different positions; Fig. 15, a framnentarysectional plan view showing the adjusting screws for varying thethickness of the slices to be cut; Fig. 16, a horizontal sectional viewas at the plane of the line GG in Fig. 13; F igs. 17 and 18, perspectiveviews of the two principal parts of the center bearing constituting thecentral portion of the turntable; Fig. 19, a fragmentary longitudinalsectionalview on the plane of the line H H in Fig. 7; Fig. 20, afragmentary longitudinal sectional view on the lane-of the line I IinFig. 7; Fig. 21, a ragmentary vertical sectional view as at the plane ofthe line J Jin Fig. 3; Fig. 22, a fragmentary vertical sectional view ason the plane of the lineA. A.in Fig. 1; Fig. 23, a frag-' mentary planview showing the platform or base, portion of the machine; Fi 24, a topplan showing portions ofthe fee adjusting apparatus; igs. 25, 26 and 27,details of apparatus for sharpening the cutting knife; Fig. 28, afragmentary transverse vertical the like, or dried beef or bacon, and itisobvious that each or all of the divisions may and the housingsupporting the cutting apsectional view showing modifications in theapparatus for operating the cutting-knife taken as at a plane near theline B B in Fig. 2; and Fig. 29, a fragmentary transverse verticalsectional view showing a modified form of cutting-knife taken as at theplane of the line B B in Fig. 2.

Similar reference characters inthe "different figures of the drawingsindicate corresponding elements'or features of construc tion referred toherein The machine is illustratedas having fourdivisions or apparatusfor holding four pieces or forms of meat or other substance,

such as flat or rectangular pieces, boiled ham formed into cylinders,stuffed sausage-10rbe vmodifiedin shape as may bev desired.

As preferably constructed the machine comprisesa platform 1 and anupright hollow housing 2 connected rigidly with the platform andtogether constituting the main frame of the machine, the platformsupporting the meatholding and guiding apparatus paratus. The endportionQof the platform 1 remote from'the housing 2 is provided 'with ij" a shaft bearing housing 3 having a slot 1 in the topthereof and abottom 3" below the slot, and a journal bearing 5-is mounted .movably inthe housing and is normally spring pressed toward the housing 2 by aspring 6 that is suitably arranged in the housing 3 in engagement withthe journal hearing. A pair of frame members 7 and 7 are attached to therear side of the housing 2 and extendconvergently toward a point abovethe housing 3, portions of the menibers being formed into parallelguide-bars 8 and 8'.that are" connected at their ends by anintegraLloopQ forming an abutment, an

opposingabutment being composed of two cross-bars 10 and 10" secured tothe guidebars by'a clamp bolt 11. -;A pair of journal bearings 12 and12' are mounted between the guide b'ars 8 and 8, one of them beingagainstthe abutment bars 10 and 10'. A guide piece'13 is seated againstthe loop 9 and guides a spring'l i which is seated also against the loopand bears against the j ournal bearing 12. A vertical shaft is providedthat comprises two journal portions 15 and 16 in alinement and mountedrotatively in the ournal box'5 and the journal bearings 12 and 12, theshaft having an offset cranked portion 17 the axis of which is. at oneside of the axis of the journal porv tions15 and 16, and it has abearing collar 18 suitably secured thereto, the portion 17 constitutinga movable center post for the turn-table, and a crank arm 19 extendsfrom the journal portion 16 and has an 1 operating handle 20 formedthereon for ro- 'tating the shaft. The turn-table comprises are y949,344

ahollow center piece 21 which is preferably box shaped with verticalsides and a'fiat top,

' and the guides for guiding the several kinds of meat are preferablyformed as four arms as 22 23, 2 1, 25, attached to and extendingradially and horizontally from the center piece 21, all the arms beingsubstantially alike excep ,Ls they may be slightly modified in theirupper portions to conveniently ac-' commodate various shapes of meat,the ends "of, the arms being provided with suitably shaped stationaryshear-blades 22, 23, 24c,

25,-respectively. The top of the arm-22, is

preferably flat as a table, the top of the arm 23 being concaveas atrough as is also the arm 24 but somewhat broader in the groove, and thearm25 is partially flat. with one side thereof curved upwardly so as to,be adapted I to support relatively thin pieces of meat,

. such as flexible strips of bacon, in order'that a-cutting-knife mayoperate most advantageously on the meat.

The turn-table is provided wit-l1 a center bearing whichpreferably-iscomposed of two sections comprising plates 26 and 26 andintegral journal bearing parts 27 and 27, re-

spectively, the plates being secured to the top of the center piece 21andresting for support'on the bearing collar 18 of the center post, thejournal parts 27 and 27 embracing the center postportion 17 of the shaftfor rotatively guiding the turn-table ina horithe inner ends of thearms, each housing hav:

ing a chamber 31tl1erein and having also a vertical guide-bar32 in whichis mounted an adjustable wedge 33 that is normally pushed upward by aspring 34 against an adjusting screw 35 that is mounted in the plate ofthe center bearing of the turntable and pro vided with a lock-nut 36, sothat the position of the wedge may be readily adjusted vertically bymanipulatingthe adjusting screw 35. Each arm of the turn table isprovided with a feed bar 37 or 37 that extends horii zontally throughthe housing 30 and has an up-turned arm on the inner end thereofsuitably. formed and normally engaging the wedge 33 whereby the feed baris stopped in its feedingtoperations, the other end of the feed-barbeing movably supported in a guide 39 under the end of the'arm of theturn table. v

lA collar 40 is secured to the'feed bar within.

thechamber 31 and is engaged by a spring 11 that is arranged in thehousing and seated therein so that the spring normally holds thefeed-bar in the position permitted by the 10 46 is connected by a pivot47 to the under side of the feed-head and has a sharp edge part 4.8adapted to bite the feed-bar 37 when in roJer 'osition the ri) arnrhavinapair of projections 19 and =19 thereon, one projection being engaged bya spring 50 that is seated in the under side of the feed-head,

the other projection being engaged by a relatively stronger and longerspring 51 extending through an opening 52 in the feed-head.

A suitable number of;pallets as having a projection 5-1 on the underside thereof adapted to enter the socket. 15, and other similar-palletsas 55, 36, 57, are provided, one for each arm of the turn-table andsuitably 2'5 shaped to conform to the contours of the tops of theturn-table arms; and if desired,

duplicates of the pallets may be provided also in order that they may beattached to a larger number of pieces of bulk meat which maybeexp'editiously placed on the machine 7 in, exchange for other piecesof meat. The

weight of the pallet and meat, thereon normally presses the spring 51down so that the feed-bar 37 is gripped by the gri arm 16 when thefeed-bar is moved, as in icated by the arrow in Fig. 11, and when thefeed-bar is moved in the reverse direction as indicated in Fig. 1% thegrip arm 46 will be released to ermit free movementof the feed- .bar. Ift e pallet be lifted slightly byhand the spring 51 will rise so that theweakerspring will tilt the griparm 46 to a posi tion permitting freemovement of the teed-' bar 37 and the feed head in either direction. 45Each pallet hasa reinforcing'plate 58 on the outerend thereof that isprovided with sharp projections 59 adapted to sink into the meat forholding it firmly, and each pallet is provided also at the outer-endthereof with connected at the tops by a cross-bar 61, eac

pair ofposts having a clamp-bar as 62 provided on the under side thereofwith sharp I projections 62 adapted to enter the meat,

gaged by springs '69 that normally force a sharp edge 70 of the clutchagainst the post 6O 0ra60' with which it may be associated, each clutchbeing-provided with an operatwith a pair of V-shaped guides 72 and 72' apair of posts 60 and 60" that are integrally ing handle 71 for releasingthe clutch from the post and permitting the clamp bar to be raised fromthe meat.

The rear side of the housing,2 is provided that extend along oppositesides of the platform 1, and each ar1n.of the turn-table is provided" atthe end thereof with a pair of guide fingers 73 and 73 that. are adaptedto I enter the V-shaped. guides when oither arm of the turn table isbrought intoposition for slicing the meat that ma y been such arm, so

that the end of the arm will beaccurately positioned and-firmlysupported during the slicing operations, the arm being moved to- 8Q wardor from the-V-shaped guides by turning the handle 20 so as to shift theaxis of the turn-table center post.toward or from the housing 2 andeither arm of the turntable may be swung around so as to be'oppo- 5 siteto the housing 32 or at the rear side thereof by-rotationof theturn-table about its centerpos't. The housing 2 maybevariouslyconstructed and is designed to incase the cut-'90 ting-knifeand its Operating. gearing, and the forward and rearward sides of thehousing are provided with journal bearings 74 and 74 respectively, theforward side of the housing having a hollow hub 75 secured'95thereto'that has a suitable gear wheel 76 suitably attached thereto, sothat the gear wheel is stationary or'rigidly supported. A driving shaft771is mountedin the journal bearin s74 and 74, and extends through theha and the gear wheel, the shaft haying a crank arm 7 8 on the outer endthereof that has an operating handle 79. A hub 80 is suitably securedrigidly to the shaft 77. and is preferably split and securedto the shaftby a clamp bolt 81, the hub having a gear housing 82 and also a gearhousing 83 rigidly and .preferably integrally connected thereto, thehousings being also connected together preferably by an integral web84,.

the housing 82 inclosing thefgear wheel 76. A counter shaft 85 isrotatively journaled-in the web 84 between the two housings 82 and 83,andhas a pinion 86 secured rigidly thereto that engages the gear wheel76, a gear wheel 87 being secured also to the countershaft 85 in thehousing 83. A journal box 88 is formed on the housing 83 in connectionwith the web 81 and has a cutter shaft 89 mounted rotatively'therein, apinion 90'being secured to the shaft 89 in the housing83 and inengagement with the ear wheel 87, and a disk shaped cutting kni e 91 ris secured to the inner end of the shaft 89 at the exterior of thehousing 83, so that if the shaft 77 be rotated it will carry thehousings 82 and 83 around and bring the cutting knife into contact witha shear-blade as 22' of the turn-table arm that may be in properposition adjacent to the housing-2; the housing 83 will move in thedirection indicated by the arrows dn- Fig, 7 and the gear wheels andcutting knifewill rotate in the directions of t-lIQntLI'IOVS thereon,especially as seenin Figs. 4; and 5.

A trip arm 92'has a ,finger'93 and issupported on the inner side of thehousing 2 by ineans of. the pivot 93, the trip armihaving forward end ofthe platform 1 or adjacent to the bottom of the housing 2' is ahorizontal rock shaft 96 suitably supported and,

, meat may be drawn onto wrapping paper or having a rearward extendingarm 97 thereon that is connected 'by a chain or cord 98 which isconnected to thefree end of the arm 92,

the end of the arm having also a'chain 98 connected thereto, the chainbeingconnected also to the housing to limit the downward movement of thetrip arm when not engaged by the projection 95. The rock shaft 96 hasalso an arm 99 secured thereto that stands opposite to the outer end ofeither feed bar 1 37 or 37- when in operative position, and

the arm 99 is pressed forcibly against the feed-bar by a spring 100vthat is suitably connected to the rock-shaft 96. A chute 101 is arrangedin' the housing 2 onto which the sliced neatwill falland from which theother suitable container.

A modified form of gearing is illustrated in Fig. 28 for operating thecutting-knife, and comprises a stationary sprocket wheel 76- that issubstituted for the toothed gear wheel 76, and a sprocket wheel-86 issubstituted for the pinion 8,6, the two sprocketwheels being connectedby a sprocket chain 102 that causes the sprocket-wheel 86 to rotate whenthe housing 83 is carried about the shaft 7 7; and asprocket-wheel 87 issub stituted for the toothed gear wheel 87, a sprocket wheel 90 beingsubstituted for the pinion 90, the sprocket-wheels 87 and 90 beingconnected by a sprocket chain 103. In some'cases it may be desired tomodify the cutting apparatus further, and a crescent shapedcutting-knife 104 may be secured directly to the shaft 77 to be movedthereby in connection with the stationary shearblade ofeither arm of theturn-table, the shaft 77 having an arm 95 secured thereto to engage thefinger 93 and the shoulder Qtof the arm 92. In order to maintain thedisk shaped cutting knife in keen condition the housing 83 is providedwith a-lug 105 to which is connected an arm 106 having a an. h ceasesholder 107 on its end in which a grinding stone 108 is arranged movablyoppositeto the beveled edge of the cutting knife, and pressed thereto byva, spring 109 that is mounted onthe arm 106, the arm 106 being 7vremovable when desired.

It willbe understood that various niodifications in construction may-befairly made within the scope of the appended claims, ,as for instancethe turn-table may be adapted tosupport any convenient number of piecesof meat, and the meat supporting and guiding portions of the turn-tableneed not necessarily beyformed as arms, although the constructiondescribed in detail may be so preferable in the interest of lightness in7 weight of structure, being adapted to be formed largely of sheetmetal. I

y In practical use each pallet may have a particular kind of meatattached thereto and if desired theymay be kept in refrigerators orelsewhere conveniently when the machine is not desired to .be, used,and'as will be apparent the pallets'niay be readily V placed upon thearms in connection with the feed heads or replaced by others withoutdelay. 'VVhentheha'ndle 20 is .moved'in the direction from the housing 2or rearward the turn-table may be freely turned by hand, so as to bringeither arm thereof'into proper position to be moved toward the housing2, and then the handle 20 may be moved forward, which will cause theturntable to be moved bodily toward the housing 2 until the guidefingers 73and 73 are brought in'to en 'agement with the V-shaped guides7 2 and 2 and'stopped thereby, thesprings 6 and 14 yielding slightly butholding the;

guide fingers firmly against the bottoms of the V-shaped guides so thatthe stationary. '105 shear-blade as 22 will be accurately posi; tionedwith respectto the plane of the movable cutting-knife. hen the handle 79-is moved so as to move the cutting-knife in the proper direction thecutting-knife will 110- pass around the shaft 77 and past thestationary'shear-blade and be carried into the upper portion of thehousin and after the slice of meat has been out o the projection 95 willengage the finger 93 and also the shoulder 94, indicating the positionof rest if it'is desired to stop operations, and then when moving thecutting knife to cut an other slice oif, the projection 95 will raisethe arm 92 and therefore operate the arm 99120 through its connectionsand push it rearward, thus retracting the feed-bar 37. After theprojection 95 passes the finger 93 the arm 92. will again descend andpermit the spring 41 to project the feed-bar 37,

similar operations being repeated with each revolution of the shaft 77,If it be desired to vary the thickness of the slices this may be done byreadjusting the adjusting screw 35, so as to shift the wedge-33 to varythe extent of the forward movement of the feed-bar. In case it bedesired to cut a relatively thick portion from the piece of bulk meatthe pallet may be slightly tilted so that the spring 51 will be relievedof pressure and avoid causing contact of the grip arm 4 with thefeed-bar, and then the feedheadand pallet may be freelymoved as farforward as may be desired. Other operations will be apparent and readilyunderstoodfrom the foregoing description indetail.

The machine, as will be apparent, isparticularly adapted to be; operatedby hand power applied to the crankarm 78 which? is of advanta eouslength to afford am Is power, the liandle 79 being niuch fart er awaythan the eflective portion of th'cutting knife from the crank shaft 77around which the knife is carried. The .cutt'ershaft 89 is arrangedrelatively close totheshaft 77 so that the knife may be easily forcedthrough the meat or othersubstance, andas will be seen the connectedhousings 82 and'83 constitute an arm which, with the compoundcuttergearing carried thereby, being at one side of. the shaft '77,. affordsunbalanced weight wherein energy is stored during part of t e revolutionof the shaft 77 before the knife acts, tobe given out while'the knife isin action on the meat, with the knife rotating at high speed relativelyto the crankarm, the result being that" the cutting is offected easilyby hand power.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is V 1. Aslicer including a horizontal plat.- form, an upright hollow housing atone end of the platform, a guide on-the platform, a clamp mounted on theguide, a drive shaft mounted rotatably in the hollow housing and havinga cutter-arm secured thereto housing, and means for actuating the trainof ear-wheels on rotation of the drivesha t.

2. A slicer including a platform, an upright hollow housing on one endof the platform, a drive shaft mounted rotatably in the hollow-housing,a cutter-arm secured to the shaft in the housing, driving means on theshaft at the outer side of the housing, a disk-cutter rotative on thecutter-arm, means form, a feed-head movable on the guide, feedingmechanism for the feed-head, a trip device mounted in the hollowhousing, means connected with the trip device for cooperat'ion with thefeeding mechanism, and means carried by the drive shaft for periodicallyengaging the trip device- W '3. As icer including a platform, an uprighthollow housing on one end of the platform, a drive shaft mountedrotatably in the housing, a cutter-arm secured to the shaft within thehousing, a main gear-wheel extending about the shaft and mounted fixedlyon the inner side of the-housing, a countershaft mounted rotatablyin thecutter-arm and having a pinion secured to one end and a counter-gearwheel secured to the opposite end thereof, the pinion being connectedoperatively with the main gear-wheel, a cuttershaft mounted rotatably inthe cutter-arm, a pinion secured to the cutter-shaft and connectedoperatively with the counter gear wheel, a disk-cutter secured to thecuttershaft adjacent tothe cutter-arm, a device on the drive shaft atthe outer side of the housing for rotatin the shaft, a turn tablemounted rotatab y on the latform and havmounted movably on theguides,'one on each guide, and means for preventing rotation of theturn-table.

4:. A slicer and cutter including a platform, an upright. hollowhousing'on one end of the platform and having a drive shaft mountedhorizontally and rotatably therein, a crank-arm on the drive shaftoutside-the housing, a cutting knife carried by the drive shaft in thehousing,v a turntable mounted rotatively on the platform and movablehor'izontally toward or from the plane of the knife and having a.plurality of guides there-- on, feed heads mounted movably on theguides,- one on each guide means for moving the turntable horizontalland means for guiding and preventing rotation of the turnv for rotatingthe disk-cutter on rotation of i the drive shaft, a guide mounted on theplattable when moved toward the plane of the knife. t

5. A slicer and cutter including a platform and an uprighthollow housingon one end of the "platform constituting a main frame, the housinghaving. a drive shaft mounted horizontally and rotatably therein, acrank-arm on the drive shaft outsidethe housing, a cutting knife carriedby the drive shaft in the hous1ng,a turntable mounted rotatively on theplatform and movable horizontally toward or from the plane of the knifeand having a plurality of longitudinal guides arranged radially thereon,feed-heads mounted movably on the guides, one on each guide, independentfeeding mechanism for each feed-head, mechanism mounted on the frame tobe actuated for cooperating with -1 the feeding mechanisms separatelytoward the plane of the knife.

6. A." slicer and cutter including a main frame, a cutting knife mountedon the frame and movable in one plane, a turntable mounted rotatively ontheframe and having radially-disposed guides thereon, means for shiftlngthe axis of the turntable toward or from the plane of the knife,feedheads mounted, onthe guides, one on each guide, ea'ch' feed-headbeing provided with a griparm, feed-bars mounted movably on theturntable, one for each feed-head,- the feed-bars cooperating with thegrip-arms when moved -.in one direction to-move the. feed heads, meansfor ad'usting the amount of movemerit-of the eed-bars, springs mountedon the turntable and engaging the feed-bars to move the feed-heads, anarm mounted mov- Y able axis toward or from the ity 0 heads mountedmovably on the guides, one

ably on the frame to separately engage and retract the feed-bars, andmeans for moving the-arm.

7. A slicer and cutter includinga main frame,-a cutting knife mounted onthe frame andmovable in one plane, a turntable centerpost mounted on theframe and havingits axis movable toward or from the plane of the cuttingknife, a turntablemounted rotatively on the post and movable with themovlane of the cuttiii knife, the turntable-havlng a plurallongitudina'lguides thereon, feed on each guide,-clamping bars carried bythe I feedheads, independenflfeedifig mechanism for each feed head, and mechanismmounted on the frame to be actuated for cooperating with the feedingmechanisms separately,

' 8. A slicer and cutter including a, frame, a cutting knife mounted onthe frame and movable in one. plane, a pair of journalting-knife, aturntable center-post having,

bearings mounted movably in the frame and springs-pressed toward theplane of the cutofiset journals that are mounted rotatively in thejournal bearings, a turntable mounted rotatively 0n the center-post andmovable thereby toward or from the plane of the cutting knife and havinga plurality of longitudinal guides thereon, feed heads mounted movablyon the'guides,-one on each guide,

clamping bars carried by the feed-heads, a plurality of shear bladesmounted fixedly on the turntable at the ends of the guides, one for eachguide and movable by the turntable separately to the plane of thecutting knife, and independent feeding mechanism for each one of thefeed heads.

9. A slicer and cutter including a frame, a cutting knife mounted on theframe and movable in one plane, means for operating the cutting knife, ameat-supporting guide mounted on the frame and having a housing meansformoving'the turntable horizontail and means for. guiding the turntablewhen moved 7 connected thereto that is provided with a guide bar, awedge mounted adjnstably on the guide bar, means for adjusting themeat-supporting guide and provided with let, a clamping ,barmountedadjustably on i the meat-supporting guide and normally engagingthe wedge, the feed-bar also engaging the feed head and cooperating withthe griparm'when moved in one direction to move housing'and adapted tomove the feed-bar to move'the feed head, a shear blade mounted on-themeat-supportingguide adjacent to the plane of the cutting knife, an armmounted movably on the frame to retract the feed-bar,

arm to force the grip-arminto contact with the feed-bar for moving thefeed head, a rock-shaft mounted on the frame and having an arm extendingopposite the end of the feed-bar, a sprin for forcing the .arm into bar,an operating arm on the rock-shaft, a

ing a device for periodically engaging the driving s aft in a planeadjacent to the shear blade.

and movable in a plane, a turntable comprising a plurality of arms andmounted rotatively on the frame,-each arm constituting-ameat-supporting. guide and having a shear blade mounted on its end,means for shifting the'axis of. the turntable toward or from the planeof the cutting knife, and means for guiding and stopping the turn thecutting knife. i

12. A. slicer and cutterfincluding a horizontal platform andan-il'p'right housing at one end of the platform constituting a vmainframe, a journal box. mounted on the platform, frame members attached tothe housing and extending abovethe latform, a journal box supported onthe ramemem wedge,.a 'feedhead mounted movably on the -contactwith theeed-bar to vretract the feed'-.

a grip-arm, the feed; head comprisinga pal- '5- the pallet,afeed-barmounted movably on the feed head, -a spring mounted in-the anddevices connected with the arm to be. .r actuated by the meansfor'operating the out 35 trip arm mounted on the frame and connectedwith the operating arm, a driving shaft mounted rotatively on theframea-nd carry- I trip arm and acutt-ing knife carried by the I c 11. Ameat slicer and cutt'er including-a frame, a cutting knife mounted onthe frame 95 spring engaging the feed head and the grip--,

120 table to position the shear blade of either one of the armsadjacently to' the plane of ing, a. guide n 1ount.ed on the platform,andbers, a vertical turntable center-post having otlset: journals thatare mounted rotatively in the journal boxes whereby to shift the axis ofthe center-post toward or from the housing, a turntable mountedrotatively on the center-post in ahorizontal plane and having aplurality of longitudinal guides arranged radially thereon, theturntable having also a plurality of guiding devices thereon, feed headsmounted movably on the guides, one on each guide, feeding mechanism foreach feed head, a cutting knife mounted in the housing and movable in aplane intersecting the plane of rotation of the turntable, and a guidingdevice mounted fixedly on the frame to be engaged by either one of theguiding devices of the turntable.

13. A slicer and cutter including a platform and an upright hollowhousing at one end of the platform constituting a main frame, a driveshaft mounted horizontally and rotatably in the housing, twogearhousings connected rigidly together side-hyside and secured to theshaft within the'housing, a gear-wheel extending about the shaft andmounted fixedly on the inner side of the housing, a counter-shaftmounted rotatably in the two gear-housings and having a pinion seeuredto one end thereof in the outer one of the gear-housil'lgs and acouutergear wheel secured to the opposite end thereof in the inner oneof the two gear housings, the

pinion being in contact with the fixedlysupported gear wheel, a cuttershaft mounted rotatably in the inner one of the gear-housings, a pinionsecured to the cutter-shaft in the inner one of the gear-housings and incontaqt with the counter-gear wheel, a disk-cntter secured to thecuttershaft adjacent to the inner one of the gearhousings, a crank-armrigid on the drive shaft at the outer side of the hollow hous aclampmounted on the guide.

14. A slicer and cutter including a hori zontal platform and an uprighthollow hous-. ing at one end of the platform constituting a main frame,a turntable centerpost mounted on the platform and having its axisn'iovable toward or from the housing", a turntable mounted rotatively onthe centerp'ost to be movedv bodily thereby and having a plurality ofguides thereon, means for moving the axis of the center-post, feedheadsmounted movably on the guides, one on each guide, clamping bars carriedby the feed-heads, means for guiding the turntable when moved bodilytoward the housing, independent feeding mechanism for each feedhead, adrive shaft mounted rotatably in the hollow housing, a cutter-armsecured to the shaft in the housing,a crank-arm on the shaft at theouter side of the housing, a disk-cutter rotative on thecutte '-arm,means for rotating the cutter on rotation of the drive shaft, a rockshaft mounted on the frame and having an arm to cooperate with eitherone of the feeding mechanisms, a triparm mounted in the hollow housingand connected with the rock-shaft, and means carried by the drive shaftfor periodically en. gaging the trip-arm.

15. A slice and cutter including a frame, a cutting knife mounted on theframe to move in a plane. a meat-supporting guide mounted on the frameand extending longitudinally nearly to the plane of the cutting knife atan angle thereto, a feed-bar mounted movably on the lneat-supportingguide, a feed head mounted on the feed-bar in engagement with the guideand having a socket and also an aperture therein, the feed head having apallet removable thereon provided with'a lug extending into the socket,a clamp bar mounted on the pallet, a grip-- arm pivoted to the feed headand adapted to be moved into engagement with the feedbar, a springengaging the grip-arm and the feed head to prevent engagement of thegriparm with the feed-bar, a relatively stronger spring engaging thegriparm and extending through the aperture into engagement with thepallet to move the 'rip-arm into engagement with the feed-bar, a springto move the feed-bar in one direction, and means for moving the feed barin the opposite direction.

In testhnony whereof, I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses,on the 21st day of December, 1908.

JOHN \VI NKELMEYER.

\Vitnesses C. E. Linc, Hanan N. BURNIE.

